What Are the Side Effects of Cellulaze Treatment?

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Are there any side effects that one should be prepared for with Cellulaze?

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS · Answer

Any #soreness, tenderness, or bruising will #resolve within a week. Patients can return to activities of daily living, to high-impact aerobic activity and may wear any clothing. Results can be seen in as little as three days post-op.  After the Cellfina™ cellulite treatment, patients can go about their day, but may want to take it easy for up to 24 hours. There have been no serious adverse events associated with our #treatments such as Cellfina™. The most common side effects reported by patients in the FDA-approved pivotal study were #soreness and #bruising. Over 90% of patients had no bruising at four weeks after the cellulite procedure. For full product and safety information, including possible mild side effects. If at anytime, you are concerned about your #healing and #recovery, it's best to contact your surgeon or meet with them for an #evaluation.

Jeff Rapaport, MD · Answer

In my opinion, the side effects of Cellulaze are well described by the other experts. Some less common side effects include small blood vessels (telangectasia) and hyperpigmentation. The first is caused by the surgeon going too superficially. The second is common at incision sites in darker skin patients. Treatment with bleaching cream should be iniated early for prevention.Good luck!

Daryl K. Hoffman, MD · Answer

Cellulaze is a surgical treatment so you will experience some soreness afterwards and probably bruising.  Some people bruise very little and some have a lot more bruising.  Arnica can help.  Infection is possible but very rare, I've never seen it.  The skin may feel numb afterwards, but it recovers in time.

Bruce E. Katz, MD · Answer

There is very little pain or discomfort involved patients typically can return to their normal routine in 1-2 days. Bruising and swelling will subside over time.

Grant Stevens, MD · Answer

The most common things to expect during your recovery initially would be swelling, bruising, some oozing from incision sites (for the first 12-24 hours), tenderness/soreness. Bruising and tenderness should resolve over the 2-3 weeks. Swelling may persist a few weeks longer. Some patients experience patchy areas of numbness or tingling after the procedure that will resolve over time.  All of these things are quite normal and expected and do go away on their own with no extra attention needed.

	Dr. Grant Stevens

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